Exhibit D. Description, Expected Benefits, and Required Equipment for NextGen Technologies 26
Exhibit D. Description, Expected Benefits, and Required Equipment for
NextGen Technologies
NextGen
Technology Description Expected Benefits
Equipment Mandated to
Be Installed on Aircraft Required Equipment
Automatic
Dependent
Surveillance-
Broadcast
(ADS-B)
A surveillance system that uses satellite-based technology,
including global positioning systems (GPS), and a network of
ground stations to transmit aircraft position information more
frequently and accurately than ground-based radars. The
system consists of two services: ADS-B Out, which aircraft
broadcasts its flight position to controllers on the ground; and
ADS-In, which displays another aircraft’s position and flight
information in the cockpit.
Provide controllers and pilots with
faster updates of important flight
information, such as aircraft
identification, position, altitude,
direction, and speed. When
operational, it can lead to increased
safety and operational efficiencies,
such as reduced separation standards.
Yes – Per Title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations,
Sections 91.225 and
91.227, aircraft flying in
most controlled airspace
must be equipped with
ADS-B Out technology by
January 1, 2020.
ADS-B Out: A qualified Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSS) position source, an Out-capable transponder
(1090ES or UAT depending on the aircraft), and an
appropriate antenna.
Under FAA Exemption No. 12555, operators can opt to not
update their aircraft’s position source until December 31,
2024 but must install an Out-capable transponder by the
2020 deadline. They must provide FAA with a plan for how
they will meet the position source requirements.
ADS-B In: Is not mandated to be installed on aircraft. It
requires additional avionics, such as TCAS, and a cockpit
display showing surrounding traffic.
Data
Communications
(DataComm)
Provides a direct link between ground automation and flight
deck avionics for flight clearances, traffic flow management,
flight crew requests, instructions, and other communications.
Reduce the impact of ground delay
programs, airport reconfigurations,
convective weather, and congestion.
Enables enhanced services for re-
routes and changes in trajectory
operations. Diminish the
environmental footprint due to
reduced fuel burn and emissions
through delay savings. Improve safety
by reducing the number of
readback/hearback errors that occur
today over voice.
No. A Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A compliant
communication avionics system and a VHF Data Link Mode
2 (VDL Mode 2) radio to transmit messages.
Performance Based
Navigation (PBN)
An advanced, satellite-enabled form of air navigation that
provides for greater route precision and accuracy. There are
two types of PBN procedures: Area Navigation (RNAV), which
allow aircraft to fly any desired flight path without the
limitations imposed by ground-based navigation systems; and
Required Navigation Performance (RNP), which adds
monitoring and alerting capabilities that allow aircraft to fly
more precise flight paths.
Increase airspace efficiency by
providing more direct flight paths,
thereby increasing airspace capacity,
improving airport arrival rates,
enhancing controller productivity,
saving fuel, and reducing aircraft
noise.
No. On-board avionics equipment, including technologies such
as GNSS, which allow aircraft to fly PBN procedures. While
both RNAV- and RNP-equipped aircraft must meet federal
certification standards, a RNP-equipped aircraft’s navigation
system allows the operator to monitor the aircraft’s
performance in meeting the requirements to fly a RNP
procedure.